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CVE-2009-2288

statuswml.cgi in Nagios before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in t

statuswml.cgi in Nagios before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) ping or (2) Traceroute parameters.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.93259
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
nagios<= 3.1.0
nagiosall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

4
webappsNagios3 - 'statuswml.cgi' 'Ping' Command Execution (Metasploit)verified
webappsNagios3 - 'statuswml.cgi' Command Injection (Metasploit)verified
remoteNagios 3.0.6 - 'statuswml.cgi' Arbitrary Shell Command Injectionverified
poctracker.nagios.org · view.php?id=15tracker.nagios.org
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD01 Jul 2009 · 01:00 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-795-1
rhsaRHSA-2009:1141Important
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References & Sources

11
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126996888626964&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/35543Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35688
http://secunia.com/advisories/35692
http://secunia.com/advisories/39227
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-15.xml
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